Lincoln Hall is Chicago’s rad music venue with award-winning food
As a Chicagoan myself, I know the north side’s Lincoln Hall as a city classic that’s one of the best music venues in the city. Lincoln Hall has also been placed in the top 20 best music venues in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine, and previously voted #1 music venue in Chicago by TimeOut Chicago Magazine. It also has award winning food and one of the most impressive spaces to host a wedding I’ve ever seen.
From Brooklyn to Iceland, this globetrotting wedding photographer electrifies your wedding
When I was introduced to our super talented photography partner, Steph of Zakas Photography, I spent WAY too much time digging into all of the weddings in her portfolio. They were all swoon-worthy and majestic and romantic, but they were also super duper adventurous and interesting…
Geekiness, diversity, & authenticity: why offbeat couples are my happy place
So it was ten years ago that I was planning my own offbeat lite wedding and my husband-then-fiance had a panic attack at a dance lesson to help us figure out what to do for first dance. I Googled “alternatives to first dance” and found Offbeat Bride.
I felt heard. I felt understood. I felt like I found a community that would support me and my spouse…
We scoured the galaxy for one of the most nerd-friendly photographers and WE FOUND HER
It’s been a minute since we caught up with one of our favorite offbeat and geeky wedding-loving photographers, Sharma Shari. Like me (and probably like you!), Sharma is a geek through and through and will absolutely wig out when you share your own geeky wedding ideas with her. She also has a soft spot for offbeat and creative weddings in general, be they geeky or otherwise. So if you don’t already know this wizard of wedding photography, it’s time you met her…